By Judy Ahinakwa
The Minority in Parliament is complaining that the Electoral Commission’s decision to restrict voter registration exercises to its district offices has imposed a financial burden on Members of Parliament since many citizens could not participate in the just-ended registration.
As a result of this declaration, the majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, stated during the presentation of the business statement on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, that the Electoral Commission chairwoman, Jean Mensa, would offer an update on the electoral process to the house on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
“Mr Speaker, pursuant to order 44, the leadership of the business committee proposed that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, be invited to attend upon the house on November 8, 2023, at a close sitting to brief members of the house on matters arising from the recently held limited voter registration exercise undertaken by the commission and other related matters. Of course, it wasn’t necessary to castigate the EX when you have not heard from them, it was unnecessary,” the Majority Leader said.
The Electoral Commission opened the voter register for new voter registration for all Ghanaians who have attained the age of 18 and above, from September 12, 2023, and ended on October 2, 2023.
